Bentley v. Brainard

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA EASTERN DIVISION NANCY LYNN BENTLEY, No. 23-CV-1008-CJW-KEM Plaintiff, ORDER vs. SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and BRITTANY BRAINARD, Defendants. ______________________________ I. INTRODUCTION This matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s Motion to Remand to State Court. (Doc. 20). Defendant Brainard timely resisted. (Doc. 21). For the following reasons, the Court denies plaintiff’s motion. II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND On February 14, 2020, plaintiff and James Lavern Bentley (“decedent”) married. (Doc. 6, at 2). On November 3,…